Rainbow 6 hit for $1,079,444

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The Rainbow 6 was solved Thursday at Gulfstream Park, the one correct ticket worth $1,079,444.

The Rainbow 6 had gone unhit since Feb. 12. The winning combination included two favorites, two second choices, and the longshots Silver Lucky Q (19-1) and Renombre (25-1). According to the mutual department, the winning ticket was purchased through the Portland, Ore., Hub for $336.

In the finale, Forest Funds, bet down to 2-1 favoritism, outgamed Shiloh for the victory under jockey Luis Saez, who was named to replace seven-pound apprentice Eric Rodriguez with two races remaining in the sequence. Rodriguez fell off his mount Bwana Slew shortly after the start of the eighth race but did return to ride the ninth.

A victory by Shiloh also would have resulted in a single winning Rainbow 6 ticket.